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World Gold Council aims to push Indians out of real metal into paper

Section: Daily Dispatches

WGC to Launch New Paper Gold in India

From Commodity Online
Ahmedabad, India
Monday, January 18, 2010

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/WGC-to-launch-new-paper-gold-in-Indi...

Help roast GATA's Murphy in balmy Phoenix next month

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:37a PT Monday, January 18, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The Phoenix Resource Investment Conference, to be held Thursday and Friday, February 4 and 5, 2010, will include an evening of fun and laughter -- a dinner roasting GATA's irrepressible chairman, Bill Murphy.

Adrian Douglas: The 'tiny' gold market is actually the world's biggest

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Adrian Douglas
Monday, January 18, 2010

Here are some Trivial Pursuit questions for you:

1) What is the biggest market in the world for a physical commodity?

2) Is the gold market one of the smallest markets in the world for a physical commodity?

I would guess that you answered:

1) Crude oil.

2) Yes. Gold is one of the smallest commodity markets in the world.

ECB prepares legal grounds for euro rupture as Greece festers

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, January 17, 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/7012297/ECB-prepares-legal-gr...

Fears of a euro breakup have reached the point where the European Central Bank feels compelled to issue a legal analysis of what would happen if a country tried to leave monetary union.

NY Fed worked steadily with AIG to avert bailout disclosures

Section: Daily Dispatches

By David Lawder and Mark Felsenthal
Reuters
Sunday, January 17, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60G0BV20100117

WASHINGTON -- The New York Federal Reserve Bank actively worked with bailed-out insurer AIG to build a case against disclosing details of AIG's payments to banks just days after the insurer considered making them public, documents released late on Saturday showed.

Ted Butler is enthused about CFTC movement on position limits

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:18p PT Saturday, January 16, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Prophecy Resource Corp. supports GATA

Section: Daily Dispatches

3p PT Friday, January 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Murray Pollitt's January market letter

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:09p PT Friday, January 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Big mystery buyer for Treasuries; are his initials B.B.?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Treasury Bids Drive Speculation

By Michael Mackenzie
Financial Times, London
Thursday, January 14, 2010

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2588658-00ac-11df-ae8d-00144feabdc0.html?ncli...

Gold, silver markets seen as much harder target for CFTC

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Frank Tang
Reuters
Thursday, January 14, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60E02720100115

NEW YORK -- U.S. futures regulators set their sights on precious metals markets on Thursday after unveiling plans to limit positions in energy contracts, but gold and silver trading will be harder to control.

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